Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-02-18

Brown bread poisoned forty people at
lIolyOke. Mass, quite severely and corn
ed beef at Hartford, Ct, made a family
very i'll Tuesday.
1t is believed that many lives will be
lost in Montana this winter on account
of the terrible cold and the fall of i'm
mense quantities of snow.
Disastrous floods in the Missouri valley
are anticipated as soon as thaw comes
The quantity of snow and ice in that re-
gion is unprecedented.
The collection of the duty on fresh fish
caught by Canadians in Lake Champaign,
and landed at Vermont ports, is seriously
affecting the Missisquoi bay industry.
"Boodle" Alderman O'Neil-"Honest
John''-was sentenced Friday to -
years in State prison and to pay fine of
$1,000. \ stay of proceedings was grant
ed.
\ wealthy New York woman has adj
vertised her costly gowns for sale 'be-
make an elaborate display in a room at
the Victoria hotel.
The Transatlantic steamship companies
have taken steps toward discovering how
many of the New York pilots are not
Knights of Labor. This is in conse-
quence of the late strike, it is said. for
they wish to be safe in future emergency.
DR.. Hume. the missionary whose case
has caused so much trouble in the .Ameri
can board, in published letter states
that in his public utterance last summer
he did not commit himself to any theory
concerning Gods ways of grace toward
the heather.
An earthquake shock was felt at War
saw, Ia, on a recent night, duriug a
storm. The ground seemed to tremble.
buildings were shaken perceptibly, and
great alarm was excited among the peo-
pie The shock was noticed slightly at
Hamilton, Ill.
Rev. Sam Jones and Rev. sam Small
finished their revival work in Boston
sunday. Two immense audiences at
tended the closing services at Mechanics
building. In the evening about $4,000
people gained admission and thousands
more were turned away.
Robert Wilson of Corning, y. V, L.,
shot dead by mistake his friend. George
Woods. Saturday evening. Woods call
ed at Wilson's house and knocked at the
door. Wilson. who had been threatened
by strikers and was nervous, after calling
out and receiving no answer, shot through
the door panel.
The drouth commissioners appointed
by the governor to Texas to distribute
500, 600 among the needy people of the
stricken districts in that State, have in
spected things in six counties and find
that the people are very bad off, but need
above all things seed and feed for the
stock for which none of the money can
be appropriated.
An anarchist plot has just been exposed
AT Ollldild, NtD., W luuluci a. "A. iioo-
podsky, the editor of a Bohemian paper,
and Frank j. Kasper, member of the
city council and Hospodsky's partner.
The attempt was melted by articles in
the paper making fun of the anarchists.
Seven anarchists went to Hospodsky's
house Wednesday to kill him, but he hap
pened to be absent. He has appealed for
police protection.
Charles Klose, a Schleisingville (Wis.)
saloon-keeper, loaded two shotguns Sun
day evening, and emptied the contents OF
one into his wifes head as she was knead
ing bread, killing her instantly. He ther
tried to shoot himself, but merely blew
away one cheek. He locked the doors
poured kerosene over the furniture, anC
set the house ablaze. When the neigh